Upcoming ALS-related Meetings

Neuroscience 2009
October 17-21, 2009
Chicago, Ill.
www.sfn.org/am2009 

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Other Funding Opportunities

ALS Forum
http://www.researchALS.org

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/index.htm

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/index.cfm

Translational Research at NINDS

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-157.html

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-158.html

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-159.html

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-160.html

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The Jackson Laboratory
http://www.jax.org/als/

Mouse models

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

Human tibial muscular dystrophy (TMD) and Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2J

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)

Services

Summary: http://jaxmice.jax.org/services/index.html

In vivo services: http://jaxmice.jax.org/services/phenotyping.html

Speed congenic: http://jaxmice.jax.org/services/speedcongenic.html

Research

Burgess, Robert W.  (Neurodevelopment, Synapse Formation)

Cox, Gregory  (Neuromuscular Diseases, ALS)

Taconic

SOD1 Rat model
For information call (1-888-Taconic) or visit http://www.taconic.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=1256

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ACES web site

The ALS Consortium of Epidemiologic Studies (ACES) web site implemented by Stanford University epidemiologist Lorene Nelson, Ph.D. is meant to facilitate collaboration. The site includes standardized questionnaires and methods of data collection to investigate what environmental and lifestyle risk factors might contribute to ALS.

http://aces.stanford.edu/ForRes.html

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ALS Repositories

ALSOD Database

Visit the online database for ALS/SOD1 genetic mutations at http://alsod.iop.kcl.ac.uk/.